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Claim bundled theme copyright for contributors too. #7252

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Updates the copyright notice for bundled themes to include contributors.

When contributing to WordPress, WordPress requires contributors license their code under the GPL. Unlike some projects there is no requirement to assign the copyright to WordPress.org or an associated entity.

By contributing code to WordPress, you grant its use under the GNU General Public License v2 (or later).

This updates the copyright claim in the bundled themes to indicate copyright is retained by contributors.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61943

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The following contributors have not linked their GitHub and WordPress.org accounts: @josephahaden.

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Props peterwilsoncc, desrosj, sabernhardt, jorbin.

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@peterwilsoncc peterwilsoncc requested a review from desrosj August 28, 2024 02:31
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Thanks @peterwilsoncc! I triple checked with @josephahaden, and neither of us have any concerns about this change.

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This looks good to me. I think and contributors belongs at the end since it's not the contributors to WordPress.org or Automattic that own the copyright, but the contributors to the individual theme. Thanks Peter!

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peterwilsoncc commented Aug 29, 2024

@josephahaden Are you able to link your WordPress.org and GitHub profiles so we (committer contributors) can be sure to credit you correctly for the release? https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/03/19/associating-github-accounts-with-wordpress-org-profiles/

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Merged r58958 / 99907ee

@peterwilsoncc peterwilsoncc deleted the fix/61943-theme-copyright branch August 30, 2024 23:09
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